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Standards

TEKS: Foundational language skills

62 standards · 30 with words

Beginning reading and writing, kindergarten to grade 2.

Kindergarten

23 standards
  1. K.2(A)(i)Rhyming wordshear them and make themListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  2. K.2(A)(ii)Hear words that start with the same soundListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  3. K.2(A)(iii)Hear the separate words in a spoken sentenceListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  4. K.2(A)(iv)Hear the syllables in a spoken wordListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  5. K.2(A)(v)Put spoken syllables together into a wordListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  6. K.2(A)(vi)Break a spoken word into its syllablesListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  7. K.2(A)(vii)Put a spoken onset and rime togetherListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  8. K.2(A)(viii)Put spoken sounds together into a one-syllable wordListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  9. K.2(A)(ix)Add, drop or swap a syllable in a spoken wordListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  10. K.2(A)(x)Break a spoken one-syllable word into its soundsListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  11. K.2(B)(i)The common sound of each letter3,290 words
  12. K.2(B)(ii)Read VC, CVC, CCVC and CVCC words2,160 words
  13. K.2(B)(iii)Change, add or drop a letter to make a new word937 words
  14. K.2(B)(iv)Read 25 or more high-frequency words315 words
  15. K.2(C)(i)Spell VC, CVC and CCVC words2,160 words
  16. K.2(C)(ii)Spell words by their sounds3,290 words
  17. K.2(C)(iii)Spell high-frequency words315 words
  18. K.2(D)(i)Front cover, back cover and title pageAbout print and books, not about reading words.No word list
  19. K.2(D)(ii)Hold a book and read top to bottom, left to rightAbout print and books, not about reading words.No word list
  20. K.2(D)(iii)Sentences are words with spaces between themAbout print and books, not about reading words.No word list
  21. K.2(D)(iv)A letter is not the same as a wordAbout print and books, not about reading words.No word list
  22. K.2(D)(v)Name all upper- and lowercase lettersAbout print and books, not about reading words.No word list
  23. K.2(E)Form all upper- and lowercase lettersHandwriting, not reading words.No word list

Grade 1

20 standards
  1. 1.2(A)(i)Say a string of rhyming wordsListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  2. 1.2(A)(ii)Hear words that start with the same soundListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  3. 1.2(A)(iii)Hear long and short vowels in one-syllable wordsListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  4. 1.2(A)(iv)Hear how a word changes when one sound is added, changed or droppedListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  5. 1.2(A)(v)Put spoken sounds together into a word, blends includedListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  6. 1.2(A)(vi)Add, drop or swap sounds in a base wordListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  7. 1.2(A)(vii)Break a spoken word of three to five sounds into its soundsListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  8. 1.2(B)(i)Read words by common letter-sound matches3,296 words
  9. 1.2(B)(ii)Blends, digraphs and trigraphs1,564 words
  10. 1.2(B)(iii)Closed, open, VCe, vowel team and r-controlled syllables3,084 words
  11. 1.2(B)(iv)Compound words and contractions66 words
  12. 1.2(B)(v)Inflectional endings such as -s, -es and -ed5,116 words
  13. 1.2(B)(vi)Read 100 or more high-frequency words315 words
  14. 1.2(C)(i)Spell closed, open, VCe, vowel team and r-controlled syllables3,084 words
  15. 1.2(C)(ii)Spell blends, digraphs and trigraphs1,564 words
  16. 1.2(C)(iii)Spell words by their sounds3,296 words
  17. 1.2(C)(iv)Spell high-frequency words315 words
  18. 1.2(D)What each part of a book tells youAbout print and books, not about reading words.No word list
  19. 1.2(E)Put words in ABC order and find them in a dictionaryAlphabetical order and the dictionary, not reading words.No word list
  20. 1.2(F)Print words and sentences with spaces between wordsHandwriting, not reading words.No word list

Grade 2

19 standards
  1. 2.2(A)(i)Say a string of rhyming wordsListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  2. 2.2(A)(ii)Hear long and short vowels in words of one or more syllablesListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  3. 2.2(A)(iii)Hear how a word changes when one sound is added, changed or droppedListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  4. 2.2(A)(iv)Add, drop or swap sounds in a base wordListening and speaking, with no written words.No word list
  5. 2.2(B)(i)Short, long and variant vowels, trigraphs and blends3,136 words
  6. 2.2(B)(ii)Silent letters, as in knife85 words
  7. 2.2(B)(iii)Longer words of all six syllable types4,795 words
  8. 2.2(B)(iv)Compound words, contractions and abbreviations66 words
  9. 2.2(B)(v)Split longer words into syllables (VCCV, VCV, VCCCV)1,278 words
  10. 2.2(B)(vi)Prefixes un-, re-, dis- and endings -s to -est5,203 words
  11. 2.2(B)(vii)Read high-frequency words931 words
  12. 2.2(C)(i)Spell words of all six syllable types4,795 words
  13. 2.2(C)(ii)Spell words with silent letters85 words
  14. 2.2(C)(iii)Spell compound words, contractions and abbreviations66 words
  15. 2.2(C)(iv)Spell longer words with several patterns1,278 words
  16. 2.2(C)(v)Spell by syllables, with double consonants in the middle1,442 words
  17. 2.2(C)(vi)Spell prefixes un-, re-, dis- and endings -s to -est5,203 words
  18. 2.2(D)Put words in ABC order; use a dictionary or glossaryAlphabetical order and the dictionary, not reading words.No word list
  19. 2.2(E)Form cursive letters and join themHandwriting, not reading words.No word list

The wording of each line is ours, shortened. The standards are the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading, 19 TAC chapter 110.

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